Supplementation of standardized lipid-soluble extract from maca (Lepidium meyenii) increases swimming endurance capacity in rats

The effect of lipid-soluble extract from maca (Lepidium meyenii), which contains macamides, on swimming endurance capacity, as an indicator of fatigue, in weight-loaded forced swimming rats was investigated. The swimming times to exhaustion of rats supplemented for 3 weeks with 30 and 100 mg/kg of m...

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Main Authors: Eun Hye Choi, Jung Il Kang, Jae Young Cho, Seung Ho Lee, Tae Seok Kim, Ik Hyun Yeo, Hyang Sook Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612000436